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New Jersey Minor League Baseball Teams Offer Family-Friendly Entertainment

Looking for affordable entertainment in New Jersey? Spend a night (or afternoon) at one of the minor league ballparks in New Jersey! The Garden State is fortunate to call itself home to five New Jersey minor league baseball teams. Minor league baseball in New Jersey is fantastic, family-friendly entertainment at an affordable price. It’s also an awesome opportunity to meet baseball’s future stars or even a current major leaguer working his way back from an injury. The minor league ballparks in New Jersey also have the advantage of being smaller and a more intimate setting for taking in a game. In fact, the “cheap seats” (really, they’re all cheap) in New Jersey ballparks are seats that you’d pay $100 or more for at nearby major league ballparks.

Want to find a minor league baseball team near you? Read on for our complete guide to New Jersey minor league baseball teams …

NJ Minor League Baseball Teams

Sussex County Miners

The Sussex County Miners, part of baseball’s independent Can-Am league, plays at Skylands Park in Augusta NJ. This northern New Jersey minor league ballpark is nestled among the rolling hills and farmland of Sussex County NJ. The ballpark’s design pays homage to the farming tradition of the New Jersey Skylands as, when viewed from the outside, it looks like a big red barn. Major league players who once played at Skylands Park include Adam Kennedy, Matt Morris, and Jose Oquendo.

Skylands Park
94 Championship Place
Augusta NJ
(973) 300-1000
www.sussexcountyminers.com

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Seating Capacity: 4,336
Individual Ticket Prices: $10-$17

New Jersey Jackals

Scoring an autograph at a Jersey Jackals game in Yogi Berra Stadium | find out more at www.thingstodonewjersey.com | #nj #newjersey #littlefalls #montclairuniversity #yogiberra #baseball #minorleague #ballparks #kids — Young fans score an autograph at a Jersey Jackals game. | Photo: Matthew McCullough via Flickr

Also part of the Can-Am league, the New Jersey Jackals play at Yogi Berra Stadium on the campus of New Jersey’s Montclair State University. The stadium honors the great New York Yankee catcher and Montclair native, Yogi Berra. Yogi fans will appreciate the opportunity to walk through the history of baseball, the New York Yankees, and Yogi Berra’s career at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, which is located directly adjacent to the ballpark. New Jersey Jackals alumni who have played in Major League Baseball include Craig Breslow, Raul Valdes, and Timo Perez.

Yogi Berra Stadium
1 Hall Drive
Little Falls NJ
(973) 746-7434
www.jackals.com

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Seating Capacity: 3,784
(additional capacity for 4,000 seated on lawn during sell-outs)
Individual Ticket Prices: $12-$17
($5 lawn seating at sell-out games)

Somerset Patriots

New Jersey’s Somerset Patriots play at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The team is part of independent baseball’s Atlantic League and has been playing baseball in central New Jersey since June of 1999. Somerset Patriots alumni who have played in Major League Baseball include Tim Raines, Jr. and Jerome Walton. The Patriots are the winning-est minor league franchise in the Atlantic League, capturing five Championship Series titles in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2015.

TD Bank Ballpark
1 Patriots Park
(GPS address: 860 East Main Street)
Bridgewater NJ
(908) 252-0700
www.somersetpatriots.com

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Seating Capacity: 6,100.
Individual Ticket Prices: $9 (lawn seating) -$14
Suite seating also available -$25

Lakewood BlueClaws

The Lakewood BlueClaws play at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The team plays in the South Atlantic League and is the Single-A affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies. This is a fantastic opportunity for local Phillies fans to catch some of the team’s hottest prospects and current stars on rehab assignments. Notable Lakewood BlueClaws alumni include Kyle Drabek, Gavin Floyd, Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels, Shane Victorino, Lou Marson, Jason Donald, Michael Bourne, Darrin Ruf, and Domonic Brown.

FirstEnergy Park
2 Stadium Way
Lakewood NJ
(732) 901-7000
www.blueclaws.com

Seating Capacity: 6,588 (additional seating on lawn)
Individual Ticket Prices: $10 (lawn seating) – $13

Trenton Thunder

The Trenton Thunder play at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton, New Jersey. The team plays in minor league baseball’s Eastern League and is the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. Prior to their affiliation with the Yankees, this New Jersey minor league baseball team was affiliated with both the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox. Again, with the close proximity to the New York area, this is a great chance for local Yankees fans to catch a rising star within the Yankees organization or a current player rehabbing from an injury. Notable Trenton Thunder alumni include Tony Clark, David Eckstein, Nomar Garciaparra, Shea Hillenbrand, Trot Nixon, Carl Pavano, Jeff Suppan, Kevin Youkilis, Melky Cabrera, Robinson Canó, Joba Chamberlain, Shelley Duncan, Brett Gardner, Alberto Gonzalez, and Phil Hughes. Brett Saberhagen, Roger Clemens, Derek Jeter, Kenny Lofton, Hideki Matsui, and Alex Rodriguez have all made rehab appearances with the Trenton Thunder.

Arm & Hammer Park
One Thunder Road (opposite the intersection of Cass St. & Rt. 29)
(GPS address: 50 Riverview Plaza)
Trenton NJ
(609) 394-3300
www.trentonthunder.com

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Seating Capacity 6,150.
Individual Ticket Prices:$11-$13
Suite seating also available -$30

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